Birds to See in Lancashire in March
144 bird species on our list for Lancashire are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Carrion Crow and Mallard. New this month: Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Sand Martin and Wheatear and 7 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
From Lancashire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 144 birds in March
144 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Mar
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Mar
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Mar
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Mar
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.41% in Mar
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Mar
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Mar
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Mar
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Mar
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Mar
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Mar
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Mar
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Mar
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.26% in Mar
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.98% in Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Mar
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.65% in Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Mar
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.53% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.50% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.38% in Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.37% in Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Mar
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.31% in Mar
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Mar
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.15% in Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.07% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.07% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.07% in Mar
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.06% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.06% in Mar
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.05% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.04% in Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Mar
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · records held back in Mar (protected)
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.03% in Mar
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentRare60–66 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.03% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.02% in Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorRare55–66 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusSummer visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Mar
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.01% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorUncommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.01% in Mar
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made